Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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